Thor Nystrom

Draft Decisions

Nystrom’s Snap Draft Grades

Note: My pre-Draft rankings are in parenthesis. These grades reflect my opinion of pick value and future draft equity acquired. I did not factor trades for players into the grades (i.e. Kansas City's grade is based in the vacuum of the picks it made, not weighted to reflect last year's Pat Mahomes trade; the Rams' grade doesn't factor in the acquisitions of Brandin Cooks, Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib, etc.).

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In one sentence: They needed corner help and got two of my top three CBs... as if that wasn't enough, they pilfered New Orleans' first-rounder next year and absolutely stole St. Brown in Round 6 -- a perfect draft for Green Bay.

In one sentence: Indy just turned their offensive line into a strength while adding athleticism at the skill positons and on defense... plus, they added New York's second-rounder next year, likely to be equivalent to a late first-rounder.

Note: My pre-Draft rankings are in parenthesis. These grades reflect my opinion of pick value and future draft equity acquired. I did not factor trades for players into the grades (i.e. Kansas City's grade is based in the vacuum of the picks it made, not weighted to reflect last year's Pat Mahomes trade; the Rams' grade doesn't factor in the acquisitions of Brandin Cooks, Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib, etc.).

Editor's Note: With the 2018 draft here, fantasy football season has begun. Compete in a live best ball draft! It's season long but with no management. Just set it and forget it! Once you're done drafting, that’s it - no trades or waivers - you don’t even have to set your lineup. Your best players get automatically selected and you'll get the best score, every week. For a limited time, DRAFT is giving Rotoworld readers a FREE entry into a real money draft and a Money-Back Guarantee up to $100!Here's the link

In one sentence: They needed corner help and got two of my top three CBs... as if that wasn't enough, they pilfered New Orleans' first-rounder next year and absolutely stole St. Brown in Round 6 -- a perfect draft for Green Bay.

In one sentence: Indy just turned their offensive line into a strength while adding athleticism at the skill positons and on defense... plus, they added New York's second-rounder next year, likely to be equivalent to a late first-rounder.

In one sentence: In a class that has multiple potential franchise QBs, you have to take your QB of the future at 1.2... the Giants are deluding themselves into believing that they could contend in the remaining years of Eli Manning's career... this draft assures they'll be good enough to draft in the middle of the first round next year (no better), which'll box them out of the top QBs in that class, too.

In one sentence: McGlinchey and Warner were both really strong picks, and Pettis was okay (I would have taken a different WR but it wasn't a huge reach)... I was out on the rest of their picks (except Reed).

Thor Nystrom is a former MLB.com associate reporter whose writing has been honored by Rolling Stone magazine and The Best American Essays series. Say hi to Rotoworld's college football writer on Twitter @thorku.Email :Thor Nystrom

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